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Manager, Marketing Communications

Req #: JR - 092812 Location Deerfield, Illinois, United States Job Category: Marketing Date Posted: 03/17/2023

Overview

This is where creativity meets strategy. As a member of the Baxter Marketing team, you will work on designing, developing and implementing marketing programs and pricing strategies. You’ll leverage your expertise to present our life-sustaining and live-saving products and services to the relevant market sector. Working in collaboration with the sales and technical teams, there will be opportunity for learning, development and future career growth across a variety of fields within Baxter.

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What makes a successful Marketing team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we’re looking for and see if you’re a fit.

  • Compelling & Concise Communication
  • Creative & Innovative Thinking
  • Strategic Planning
  • Competitive Intelligence
  • Collaborative
  • Digitally Savvy

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Manager, Marketing Communications

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your role at Baxter

As a Marketing Communications Manager you provide communications strategy development and execution within the Global Technical Services (GTS) business unit. You will also manage a variety of GTS Marcomm initiatives including the development and implementation of overarching brand-level marketing campaigns for specified service product segments. Serve as a strategic partner to all of Baxter’s business unit’s Product and Commercial teams in guiding message development and promotional efforts targeted to healthcare professionals and the sales force.

What you'll be doing

  • Assists in establishing product direction and priorities to feed collateral, trainings, exhibitions and launches based on balancing needs of customers, sales, market forces and business goals for GTS

  • Continually contributes to development and improvement of product positioning and messaging that differentiates our GTS offerings in the global market

  • Contributes to the creation of a global marketing vision, strategy and direction for GTS products and offerings

  • Conceptualizes and manages the execution of integrated marketing campaigns to align with marketing engagement strategy in support of growth initiatives

  • Assists Commercial Regions/Downstream with establishing their go-to market strategies, messaging, product positioning and sales strategies

  • Responsible for new product/offering introductions (launches) and associated campaigns

  • Seek/implement cost saving strategies to current and new design projects

  • Performs other duties as requested

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or related field

  • A minimum of 5 years of related experience

  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels

  • Project Management skills – able to effectively complete multiple projects simultaneously

  • Flexibility and Adaptability – able to roll with changing circumstances and priorities based on business needs

  • Excellent computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite

  • Graphic design experience preferred

  • Knowledge of Marketing and Branding Concepts an asset

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Creative mind, energy and ideas

  • Outgoing, and excited about growing company and increasing market share

  • Potential travel 25% of the time

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career.  At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.  To that end, this position has a base salary range of $80,000 to $180,000 plus an annual incentive bonus. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position.  The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Hear from Our Employees

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Meet Madhuri, Senior Manager, Product & Strategic Initiatives in India

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Meet Claire, Marketing Manager in Singapore

"In my current marketing role at Baxter, I've gained different insights and skillsets, one of them being learning to look at things from different angles. From big picture to strategy implementation, my experience has allowed me to help the sales team connect the dots together effectively."

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Meet Sara, EMEA Digital Health Project Leader in Portugal

"As an Early Career Professional, I must say that Baxter truly allows you to develop your career. I started working at a national role and advanced into an EMEA role in Digital Health, early this year. Being able to collaborate on the strategy behind an effective digital transformation of the company, makes me believe on our mission every day, and be very proud to work at Baxter."

Sara

Hear from Our Employees

Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Madhuri

Meet Madhuri, Senior Project Manager in India

"Being a marketer at Baxter is a great enabler and gives opportunities to develop and exercise strategic decision making, portfolio management, project management, new launch excellence, driving profitable growth and omnichannel marketing campaigns. Leaders here are approachable and receptive to new ideas. Baxter gave me an opportunity to drive strategic initiatives across the India organization in addition to my current marketing role."

Bethany

Meet Bethany, Marketing Director in the United States

"I find it very rewarding to manage a new product development project from initial concept through to seeing the first patients on the therapy. It makes it all worthwhile to hear how our products and therapies are positively impacting a patient and their family."

Claire

Meet Claire, Marketing Manager in Singapore

"In my current marketing role at Baxter, I've gained different insights and skillsets, one of them being learning to look at things from different angles. From big picture to strategy implementation, my experience has allowed me to help the sales team connect the dots together effectively."

Sara

Meet Sara, EMEA Digital Health Project Leader in Portugal

"As an Early Career Professional, I must say that Baxter truly allows you to develop your career. I started working at a national role and advanced into an EMEA role in Digital Health, early this year. Being able to collaborate on the strategy behind an effective digital transformation of the company, makes me believe on our mission every day, and be very proud to work at Baxter."

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